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...part of their experience.”The increased departmental emphasis on the needs of students not bound for graduate school appears consistent with the final report of the College’s Task Force on General Education, which emphasizes that since only a small fraction of graduating seniors plan to enter academia, scholarly training is comparatively less important than the sensibilities necessary to make thoughtful decisions in the world.This heightened focus on practice over scholarly theory is best reflected by the Music department’s decision to embrace musical performance.Chamber music and conducting courses will finally count toward...
...classes for the next few years because the menu of Gen Ed courses would not otherwise be varied enough to meet student demand next year, Kenen says. Meanwhile, as the Faculty shrinks—part of Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Michael D. Smith’s plan to close FAS’ remaining $143 million deficit by reducing “people costs”—the resulting personnel situation makes it less likely that professors will extend themselves, according to several faculty members. ENTRENCHMENTIn at least one case, the potential for creating...
...agreed that the federal government would benefit from an increased number of talented students entering the public sector. “I hope people pay attention and they get developed,” Rotberg said of Ellwood’s suggestions. The number of 2009 Kennedy School graduates who plan to enter the private sector is not yet available, Ellwood said. According to Rotberg, more Kennedy School students this year are turning to the public sector due to the economy. Last year, 35 percent of HKS graduates entered the private sector, a drop from the 41 percent that joined...
...next Dean will begin his or her tenure with a budget designed by Jackson for fiscal year 2010. Next year’s fiscal plan includes some cuts in staff positions and student amenities but maintains its financial aid commitments and the school’s ambitious building project in the Northwest Corner of its campus, Jackson said in an interview with The Crimson...
...Both Eliot House Master Lino Pertile and Lowell House Master Diana L. Eck say they plan to significantly cut back the meal plan granted to SCR members, who include alumni and faculty. Still, both Masters say that the move could decrease SCR members’ visibility further among students...